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Yakima Mall

Imported, unreviewedOperatingUnion Gap, WA

Yakima Mall in Union Gap operates as the region's sole indoor mall, featuring 55 stores anchored by Kohl's and Macy's. · summary, model-written

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Yakima Mall — Exterior view of a shopping center with large glass facade and entrance. · verified by a vision model. Photo: The original uploader was Caldorwards4 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Former anchors

Macy's

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Place

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Relatively High; earthquake, cold wave fema-nri · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 0.93 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Tract house prices doubled in 10 years

This site: +131% fhfa · all sites with this

Tract income up 60%+ since 2013

This site: +64% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 15.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Operatingextracted, unreviewed documented Valley Mall is a regional enclosed shopping mall located in Union Gap, Washington en.wikipedia.org

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	12: ASPEN DENTAL YAKIMA; BUTLERS AMPM IN UNION GAP; CASCADE VALLEY LUBE; CENTURY AUTO PAINTING REPAIR; KELLYS AUTO COLLISION REPAIREPA FRS
Census tract 53077001400	3,703 people, 1,731 per sq mi; median household income $57,335; median gross rent $878; 33% renters; 5.0% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 15.5 of 20; 98 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 567 m; land-use mix 0.86; 21,308 jobs within 45 min by car, 26,770 by transit; 4% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	6 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 1 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 1 civic, 30 food and drink; 9 cycleway segments, 39 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Yakima County (WA), 2024	23 units in 5+ unit buildings, 74 in 2–4, 418 single-family; 2023: 58 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.93; socioeconomic 0.91; housing and transport 0.92; 28% below 150% of poverty; 3% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 38,107 m², 7.546084403991699 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views	15,498 since 2015; 1,505 in the last 12 months (-16% vs the prior 12); peak 2020-04 with 1,493Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +0% (3,697 → 3,703); median income +64% ($34,891 → $57,335); renters 36% → 33%; median home value +98% ($93,200 → $184,700)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively high overall (score 87.1); expected annual loss $3.4M; high: earthquake, cold wave; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	10,982 jobs in 691 establishments; average annual pay $42,870; employment location quotient 0.96; employment -1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	4,922 jobs; 1,666 in retail trade, 870 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 53077001400)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 42th income percentile as adults; 4.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (674 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 51% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 30.1%; median family income $40,945; 315 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Union Gap School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Union Gap School; Martin Luther King Jr ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	997 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	13 county-logged events: 11 flood, 1 dust devil, 1 thunderstorm wind; $320,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 98903, 2026-09	median list price $520,000 (+4.8% on the year); 49 active listings; median 51 days on market; 21% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	708 establishments (-1%); 10,521 jobs (+11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $348,119 (+0% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $1,362/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	347 (2000 = 100), +79% 5 yr, +131% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	23,071 vehicles a day on Valley Mall Blvd (WA06A) (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 3,603 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Yakima Mall opened as a regional enclosed shopping mall serving the Yakima area. It remains the sole indoor mall in the region, with 55 stores anchored by Kohl's and Macy's, and is situated on Interstate 82 adjacent to several outdoor shopping centers. The property currently operates with a total of 80 retailers across the mall and adjacent plazas.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The mall is currently operating; ownership details are not provided in the record.

For a planner

It is the region's only indoor mall, indicating a unique market position.
Located on Interstate 82 with adjacent outdoor retail plazas, suggesting mixed-use competition.
No information on zoning, entitlements, or planning interventions is available.
Open questions include long-term viability amid surrounding outdoor centers and potential reuse options.

For a developer

Site size and parcel boundaries are not specified in the record.
Ownership and control entities are unknown; no deal or transaction data are present.
Entitlement stage and any existing approvals are not described.
Context layers such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental constraints are not mentioned; market signals from tract data are unavailable.

What we do not know yet

Opening date and historical changes to anchor tenants are missing.
Ownership structure and current controlling party are not provided.
Financial performance, vacancy rates, debt levels, or recent investments are absent.
Contextual factors (flood zones, transit proximity, environmental conditions) are not detailed.
The record is marked as draft with an opp_score of 0.0 and only two sources, indicating limited verification.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Stores In The Yakima Mall at Kaitlyn Corkill blog storage.googleapis.com

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History and original facts

Stores at peak	55extracted, unreviewed
Anchors	Macy's, Kohl's
County	Yakima County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Valley Mall is a regional enclosed shopping mall located in Union Gap, Washington, serving the Yakima area. It is the region's sole indoor mall and has 55 stores, anchored by Kohl's and Macy's, The mall is located on Interstate 82 and is adjacent to outdoor shopping centers called Valley Mall Plaza, Washington Plaza, and Frontage. Collectively, the property has 80 retailers.

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Sources

Wikipedia: Yakima Mall · supports: status
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Valley Mall is a regional enclosed shopping mall located in Union Gap, Washington

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Yakima Mall, Union Gap, WA." Record m-00e047d522, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/union-gap-yakima-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_uniongapyakimamall,
  title = {Yakima Mall, Union Gap, WA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/union-gap-yakima-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-00e047d522, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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